WAMP: Apache, MySQL & PHP the simple way!

One of my favorite and easiest ways to have web applications and code tested in just seconds and without having to get in troubles when manually installing Apache, PHP and MySQL is the WAMP server, an open source project that “transform” a personal computer in to a server where these applications can be hosted.

“WampServer is a Windows web development environment. It allows you to create web applications with Apache, PHP and the MySQL database. It also comes with PHPMyAdmin to easily manage your databases.
WampServer installs automatically (installer), and its usage is very intuitive. You will be able to tune your server without even touching the setting files.
WampServer is the only packaged solution that will allow you to reproduce your production server. Once WampServer is installed, you have the possibility to add as many Apache, MySQL and PHP releases as you want.
WampServer also has a trayicon to manage your server and its settings.”
from WampServer.com